Andrej Meszaros was born October 13, 1985 in Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia. The first round, 23rd overall selection of the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Meszaros honed his skills in his homeland with Trencin of the Slovak Elite League, before making his North American debut with the WHL's Vancouver Giants in 2004-05.

An offensive defenseman, Meszaros would play only one season in Vancouver before making his NHL debut with Ottawa during the 2005-06 season. A two-time member of Slovakia's World Junior team (2004-2005) and of its World Championship team (2004), Meszaros would also captain Team Slovakia to a silver medal at the 2003 World Under 18 Championships.

Meszaros became a regular in the Senator line up in 2005-06 as he competed in 82 games tallying 39 points. His point total tied him for second highest by a rookie defenceman in 2006, and earned him a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team.

On August 29, 2008, the defender was shipped from Canada's capital to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and a draft pick.

Following two solid, though less than spectacular seasons in the sunshine state, Meszaros was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a second round draft pick.

Meszaros would serve as a solid and reliable defender for the Flyers. In 2010-11 he appeared in 81 games for the club, scoring eight times to go along with 24 assists and his +30 rating was the seventh highest in the NHL.

Injuries would plague much of the next two seasons for Meszaros, limiting him to just 62 games in 2011-12 and 11 in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season.

On March 5, 2014, Meszaros' time in the Flyers' organization would come to an end. He was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a conditional 2014 third-round pick. The move would pay immediate dividends for the Bruins as Meszaros would score in his first game for the club, as the Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers by a score of 5-2.

On the international stage, Meszaros represented his homeland at the 2006, 2010 & 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2001-02

Slovakia

WJ18-A

8

0

1

1

8

-2

2002-03

Dukla Trencin Jr.

Slovak-Jr.

33

6

10

16

12

2002-03

Dukla Trencin

Slovakia

23

0

1

1

4

2002-03

Slovakia

WJ18-A

7

2

2

4

6

2003-04

Dukla Trencin

Slovakia

44

3

3

6

8

14

3

1

4

2

2003-04

Dukla Trencin Jr.

Slovak-Jr.

5

2

2

4

0

2003-04

Slovakia

WJC-A

6

1

1

2

12

2003-04

Slovakia

WC-A

7

0

1

1

2

0

2004-05

Vancouver Giants

WHL

59

11

30

41

94

+7

6

1

3

4

14

2004-05

Slovakia

WJC-A

6

3

1

4

4

2005-06

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

10

29

39

61

+34

10

1

0

1

18

2005-06

Slovakia

Olympics

6

0

2

2

4

+5

2005-06

Slovakia

WC-A

1

0

0

0

0

-3

2006-07

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

7

28

35

102

-15

20

1

6

7

12

2007-08

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

9

27

36

50

+5

4

0

1

1

6

2008-09

Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

52

2

14

16

36

-4

2009-10

Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

81

6

11

17

50

-14

2009-10

Slovakia

Olympics

7

0

0

0

4

+1

2010-11

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

81

8

24

32

42

+30

11

2

4

6

8

2011-12

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

62

7

18

25

38

+6

1

0

0

0

0

2012-13

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

11

0

2

2

2

-9

2013-14

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

38

5

12

17

34

+1

2013-14

Boston Bruins

NHL

14

2

3

5

6

+4

4

0

2

2

2

2013-14

Slovakia

Olympics

4

0

0

0

6

0

2014-15

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

60

7

7

14

36

-13

2014-15

Slovakia

WC-A

7

3

1

4

27

+4

2015-16

Sibir Novosibirsk Region

KHL

28

6

3

9

36

9

1

3

4

10

2015-16

Slovakia

WC-A

7

0

2

2

4

-5

2016-17

HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK)

KHL

35

4

9

13

63

NHL Totals

645

63

175

238

457

50

4

13

17

46

WHL West Second All-Star Team (2005) NHL All-Rookie Team (2006)

Traded to Tampa Bay by Ottawa for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and San Jose's 1st round pick (previously acquired, later traded to NY Islanders, later traded to Columbus, later traded to Anahaim - Anaheim selected Kyle Palmieri) in 2009 NHL Draft, August 29, 2008. Traded to Philadelphia by Tampa Bay for Philadelphia's 2nd round pick (Nikita Kucharev) in 2011 NHL Draft, July 1, 2010. Missed majority of 2012-13 due to shoulder injury vs. NY Rangers, January 24, 2013. Traded to Boston by Philadelphia for Boston's 3rd round pick (Mark Friedman) in 2014 NHL Draft, March 5, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, July 1, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Novosibirsk (KHL), October 30, 2015.